Toothbrush record



G. coucaxAs 2,512,485

TOOTHBRUSH RECORD June 20, 1950 Filed Jan. 26, 194B IN VEN TQR. wf Cuyzaw l f j l Patented June 20, 195() UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to toothbrushing merit recorders and toothbrush holders.

Since it is often difllcult for parents to impress upon children the importance of regular brushing of teeth in connection with daily personal cleanliness, therefore I have devised a means by which the individual child may keep a daily record of his own toothbrushing activity, and having in connection therewith a visual reward motive.

An object of my invention is t provide a means whereby each individual child may keep a daily record of his or her toothbrushing activity which will cover periods of time up to one year.

A further object of my invention is to provide a, toothbrushing recorder, of the above-mentioned character, having in connection therewith removable symbols, such as stars and moons of dilerent sizes and having differently colored faces, by means of which the child keeps a daily, weekly, and monthly record of his or her toothbrushing.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a toothbrushing recorder, having a compartment means, such as a drawer, in which may be kept the toothbrushing accessories.

A further object of my invention is to provide a. toothbrushing recorder means that may be mounted or suspended upon the wall of the bathroom, and that is of simple design so as to be economically produced in large quantities.

Other objects and advantages embraced in my invention will be disclosed in the following clescripticn and the accompanying illustrations, in

which like parts are designated by like numerals, 1

and in which;

Fig. 1 is a front view of my invention shown suspended upon a portion of a wall.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of my invention taken substantially online 2-2 on Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view showing the two sides of one of the small star symbols used in connection with my invention.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the two sides of a larger star symbol used in connection with my invention.

Fig. 5 is a view showing the two sides of a small moon symbol used in connection with my invention.

Fig. 6 is a view showing the two sides of a larger moon symbol used in connection with my invention.

Referring to the illustrations, my invention is generally designated 'I, and consists of a panel assembly 8, having holes 3 therethrough near its top edge for suspending the said panel assembly 8 upon hooks I'I on a wall Il).

The left side of the face 3I of panel assembly 8 is divided into seven equally spaced vertical columns I8; one for each day of the week and so designated by the legend 2li at the head of each of the said columns IB. The columns I8 are divided into four horizontal divisions I9 representing four weeks, or a moon month. Hooks 2l are mounted, one in each of the above mentioned 28 divisions of the moon month.

Twenty-eight small stars 22 are provided, each star 22 having, in one of its points, a. hole 25, for suspending the said star 22 upon one of the above-mentioned hooks 2l. The two faces 23 and 24 of the stars 22 are provided with different colors, such as blue on one side and white on the other. Four large stars 26 are suspended, by means of holes 25 therein, upon hooks 2i in a vertical column 21 in alignment with the four horizontal divisions I9, and to the right thereof. The two faces 28 and 29 of the large stars 26 may be colored blue and gold respectively. Twelve small moons 32 are mounted, by means of holes 25 therein, upon hooks 2l, in evenly spaced arrangement, upon the right-hand side of the panel face 3|. The two faces 33 and 34 of the said small moons 32 may be colored blue and white respectively. A single large moon 35 is suspended, by means of a hole 25 therein, upon hooks 2| in the space below the said suspended small moons 32. The two faces 35 and 31 of the large moon 35 may be colored silver and gold respectively.

Formed on the bottom edge of panel assembly 8 is a drawer compartment I I, in which a drawer I2 may be manipulated by means of a handle I3 thereon. The said drawer I2 may have a partition i4 running lengthwise therein, dividing the said drawer I2 into a toothbrush-holding compartment I5 and a dentifrice-holding compartment I6, as shown in Fig. 2.

The abovedescribed panel assembly 8, together with drawer compartment I I and drawer I2, and the symbols 22, 26, 32, and 35 may preferably be made of a light weight material, such as plastic. The users name 39 may be written or inscribed at the top center of the panel face 3I, as shown in Fig. 1.

It will be noticed that my toothbrush recorder has provisions for continual use during a period of 13 moon months of 28 days each, or approximately one year, so that it is advisable to start its use upon a holiday, or some such memorable day as the childs birthday. To start the year,

the small stars 22 are suspended, upon their proper hooks 2|, with the blue faces 23 outward; the large stars 26 are suspended, upon their proper hooks 2|, with their blue faces 28 outward; the small moons 32 are suspended, upon their proper hooks 2|, with their blue faces 33 outward; and the large moon 36 is suspended with its silver face outward. Each day of the week that a child brushes his teeth, he is Der mitted to turn one of the small stars over so that the white side 24 is facing outward.

If, at the completion of one '7-day week, all of the said stars 22 are turned with their white sides 2l outward, the child is permitted to turn over the large star 26, which is horizontally aligned therewith, so that its gold side 29 is facing out-- wardly. If during a period of four weeks, or a moon month, all of the stars 22 have been turned with their white sides 24 outwardly and, consequently, all four of the large stars 26 will be turned with their gold side 29 outwardly, then the child is permitted to turn the rst one o.r the small moons 32 over so that its white side 34 is facing outwardly. If, at the end of a year. or 13 moon months of 28 days each, the child has not missed a single vday in brushing his teeth, the large moon 36 may be turned so that its gold .face 3'! is outward, representing a perH fect year of toothbrushing. At the end of each month, of course, all of the stars-small and large, are turned with their blue sides 23 and 28, to start another new month. The moons 32 however. representing months, remain in position until the end of the year. And, if any single day or week is not completed in toothbrushing activities, that will be represented by the moon symbol for that month not be turned over, as is shown in Fig. 1, in which the 6th, 11th, and 12th `moons have not been turned over.

The reward motive for brushing teeth, as above described, is an important psychological factor in helping .the children to regularly brush their teeth, as all children are `familiar with the merit system represented by symbols. such as stars, in their own school work, `and all children know the value of a gold star. At the end of each year, of course, the child may start al1 over 4again with the same toothbrushing recorder, and with the added incentive to make this `one a perfect year.

I believe that I haveherein shown and revealed the nature of the construction and operation of Sli) my invention in rather succinct terms and, inasmuch as the same is susceptible of many modifications, alterations, and improvements, I hercby reserve the right to all such modifications. alterations, and improvements which come within the scope and spirit of my invention, as well as those falling within the province and suggestions of the accompanying drawings, as wel] as those lying within the purview of the foregoing descr-iption; my invention to be limited only by the appended claim.

Having thus disclosed and revealed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A toothbrushing merit indicator, comprising a panel assembly subdivided into four indicating sections, namely, a daily indicating section provided with hanging means for each day of a lunar month set up in four rows, a weekly indicating section provided with hanging means for each week of said lunar month, a lunar indicating section provided with hanging means ior each of twelve lunar months, and an annular totalizer section provided with hanging means for annual indicating, merit symbol means provided with hanging portions removably mountable on the hanging means of all of said sections, the said merit symbol means for any of said sections being of different conguration than those for ,any other of said sections, each merit symbol o all of the said merit symbol means being of different color on its front and back surfaces, the said merit symbol means being mounted on its respective hanging means with either its front or back surface exposed to indicate a periodic pic torial legend as to the conduct of a particular individual.

GUS COUGIAS.

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